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About Hemingford herald. (Hemingford, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1895-190? | View Entire Issue (May 27, 1898)
MASSO'S PROCLAMATION LEADER OF THE CUBAN RE PUBLIC SPEAKS. aovBRNon roasts them. The Words of n Croat and Patriotic Man Prosldont Mnsio Enoour nsos the Battlo-Soarrod Veterans of the Island. Tampa, Fla., May 24. A proclamation from Pretildent Masso to the Inhabitants of Cuba was received. It saya: "People of Cuba The noble revolu tion, started by Jose Marti on February 24, 1S95, Is near Its triumph. With the magnanimous aid of the United States our arms, unconquered by the Span lards during three years, will be soon victorious. The congress of the United States has decreed that Cuba Is free, and that she Is for the Cubans. Presi dent McKlnley has signed that Just and noble document. War between Spain and America, declared on April 25, Is going on. The few seaports of the tyrants are blockaded by the American fleet. Men, arms, ammunition, clothes and provisions come for us from the country of Washington and Lincoln. Side by side, Americans and Cubans, we will end the SpanlBh rule In Cuba. Cubans, you have fought during threo years for your freedom, and now your duty 1b to bo the vanguard of the allied army. Autonomists and Spaniards who doubted our triumph, the time has come for you to Join us. The republic of Cuba will receive you cordially because our only aim Ib to establish here a stable and Just government and found the Cuban antlon. We have had the courage of facing death. We will have the glory if pardoning our enemies. Country and liberty. At the residence of the government In April 28, 189S. Your president, "BARTOLOME MASSO." In the same mall was a proclamation Inviting the guerrillas to Join the Cu ban army. TWO YEARS IN CUBAN ARMY Evil Minded Republican Mischief Mnkors Robuked. Lincoln, Neb, May 14. Quite a num ber Of the disgruntled republican rap cals, who have been pried loose fron Kho public crib, have been buMly at tempting to circulate n report that Gov ernor Holcbmb had manipulated the United States mod leal examining board In the recent examination of men and oHlcors for enlistment In the regutat army. Replying to these base Insinua tions, tho governor has given out the following statement: "Tho reports given currency 1 somo of the papers of the state, inspired solely by contemptible partisan mo tives, that the failure of some of the officers of the national guard to pns the required physical examination wa? on account of some act or desire of mine are as base as they are unfounded. "These examinations were made by and under the direction of a United States army olllcer and tw,o silrgeons of the state of unquestioned standing and professional ability, and under reg ulations provided by the war depart ment over which the state or stnte au thorities had or could have no control. "To say that these men under their official oaths and under these regula tions could be used as mere puppets, were I so disposed, Is an unwarranted reflection upon them, aB well as myself, I had absolutely nothing to do with these examinations and knew nothing of the action of the bonid until a report was Hied with me disclosing the result of the physical examinations and Hlgned by Major E. A. Koerper, u. H. A., os chairman of the examining board. These newspaper reports are not only un truthful, but nlso unpatriotic. "As to Major Shuman, I have nl ready stated his name was given me subsequently, and regarding which there exists a mlsunderstndlng which I am endeavoring to clear up. WITH THE BOYS AT FRISCt CHEER UPON CHEER GREETS THE U. S. SHIP CHARLESTON Wild Enthusiasm Over All Thlngi Militant Expecting to Sail for Manila Dally--How They Spenc Their Sunday. BARTLEY AND MOORE AQAIN Two Returned Baltimore Men Re late Their Fighting Experiences. Baltimore, Md., May 24. Stuart Jun ney and Osmond Latrobe, the two young society men of Baltimore and graduates of Johns Hopkins, who have returned hero after a two years' ex perience In the Cuban army, had some very Interesting adventures while there. They landed from the Three Friends, were seven days In finding the Insur gents' camp, during which time three of their party died from exhaustion, and narrowly escaped being ambushed and shot by the people whom they camo to assist. What happened after that Ib told by Captain Jannoy, as follows: "We were taken back Into the moun tains and our party assigned to places with Garcla'H column, which consisted of probably 2.C00 or 3,000 men. Wo two were assigned to a battery and stayed In the artillery until about nine months ago, when Latrobe was given a place on Brigadier Goneral Colloga's stuff. Wo found that In the mountains nenrly all the Insurgents were negroes and com manded by negro ofllcers. but that In the central parts of the island the troops were all white and commanded by white ofllcers. We noticed that when a negro olllcer waa killed or died a white man was ulwuyB appointed to his place. It seems that the policy of the Insurgent government Is to grad ually put the army entirely In command of white men. "They are not so very gentle down there. Nobody expects to give or take quarter and a man might ns well be killed at once as to be wounded ami captured. They don't generally respect a Hag of truce, so we sent them very few white flogs. There were Joyce of Now York and Penny of 'Yaslugton, wlio caine back with us, OEgood, tho university of Pennsylvania foot ball player, of whose death you read In the papers. Then nmong the others killed by tho Spaniards there were Joe Chapleau of, Boston and a French Cana dlan named Huntington. "The hottest fight wo were In was at Bayamo, where the Insurgents, with 350, attacked a Spanish party of about 3,000. They were acting as convoy to a caravan that had n lot of provision wagons. We lost something over 100 men, and, according to a Spuntsh paper we saw afterward, the Spanish lost over 400. Our command carried assaults at Cas corra, Guayanamara. Las Gulsa nnd some other points. We were repulsed at Jlmula and nt Gamala. We had n pretty rought time, but we enjoyed It and may go back. We were given regu lar discharges when we left." Tho Two Big Republican Scape goats Again In Court. Lincoln, Neb., May 24. The petition In error and bill of exceptions In the case of the state against J. S. Bartlcy and the sureties on his ofllcial bonds have been filed In the supreme court. This Is the case which was tried In the Douglas district court and In which Judgment against the sureties for $555, f790.C6 was asked by the state, and the bondsmen winning, It Is brought to the supreme court by the attorney gen eral. In the Lancaster district court Satur day morning Eugene Moore, ex-state auditor, was arraigned, and enUred the pleo of not guilty to one of the Indict ments found against him at tho last term of court, and In which he Is charged with embezzlement of money belonging to the Insurance companies, which these compnnles had paid to him as they thought In discharge of their obligation to pay the fees the stato law required of them before a certificate to do bunlness In Nebraska could Issue. There are a number of Indictments, nil of the same tenor, nnd each having ref erence to the payment by one insur ance company. Tho case wns set for trial June 6. Political Committee Meetings. Lincoln, Neb., May 24. Considerable confusion has arisen nmong the politi cians of the stnte over the publication of a statement that the meetings of tjie democratic, populist and free silver re publican state committee nt Omaha linel been nostnoned from June 2 to June 14. The populist committee has been put off until the latter date on account of the nntlonnl meeetlng oc curring at that time. Chairman Dahl mnn of the democratic committee has been kept busy writing letters to demo crats who have got the Impression that the democrats' meeting was nlso posi tioned. Chairman Dahlman says that th.e Cemocjatjc committee will meet at the tlmo originally announced, and that there has been no change since the original announcement for June 2 wns made In these columns. The free sil ver republican committee will also meet nt the same time and place with the democratic committee. The populist national committee will meet at Omaha Wednesday, June IB, with headquarters at the Mercer hotel. These several political committee meetings will be largely attended by a full representation of the members of the several committees and also by a large number of political workers throughout tho United States. Both tho National Reform Press asso ciations will hold Informal meetings In Omaha on June .15, and the members of the Nebraska Reform I'ress association will bo In that city Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of that week. San Francisco, Cnl., May 24. Thi Presidio was the center of nttrnctiat Sunday. The published report that Hit First regiment, California volunteers would embark on the City of Peklt Monday drew thousands of people tt their camp to say good-bye. The But came out warm and bright after the rain, and the camp was soon as dry ni a bone. Ab early as 8 o'clock the cars end ing to the Presidio were Jammed wltt people and all day long the same con dition of affairs prevailed. The soldlert had Just finished breakfast this morn ing when some keen-eyed wnrrioi sighted the ciulser Charleston comlnp from behind Angel tslnnd nnd making her way out through tho Golden Gate In un Instant the whole camp was in an uproar. Every one qxcept the guards raced toward the bench nnd a combined yell from 5,000 UircntB went ncross the watei to the men on the gay cruiser, whe were on their wny to Join Admlra' Dewey. FlagB were waved ana tin cheering was kept up until the shir wub out of sight. The Charleston re sponded to the greeting by blowing hei steam siren and plunged Into the Pa cific nnd out of sight at a fifteen-knol gait. BOYS GO TO CHURCH. Then the soldiers went bnck to camp and mnde ready for- church. Services were held by the different regiments on a sloping hill, the men standing nt ''rest" and listening to sermons by ths various chapialns. STATE NEWS. A cloudburst occurred over Bellwoo. and for about half an hour the rale came down In torrents. It wns nccom- pnnled by thunder and lightning. The SAVED BY A SMILE. Many years ago the late Dr. Shlppcn of Philadelphia left his house In the early morning and wns hurrying down the street, when he noticed a singular lightning struck a small building In and ferocious looking man, whose gaze the rear or the Gazette oflice and the was fastened upon mm. wun in Gazette "devil," who was running the press, received a severe shock, F. Sel- zer's coal house was also struck. When the storm abated the town presented the appearance of a small lake. Many limbs were broken from the trees. ntlnctlve politeness and bonhomie he emllcd, raised his hat, and passed on when suddenly he heard a shot. Turn ing, ho found that the stranger had Just left his home with the Insane In tention of killing the first man he met. Ho was the first man; but his absolute Tho r-nnl wot wnnihnr linn n iintnviwi fearlessness and constitutional as well corn planting In the Pleasant Hill vlcln-1 as cultivated courtesy had put the ity that at this date not more than 1 man off his guard, and the next pass half of It Is done. Much Is being planted erby had caught the bullet Intended In ground that Is too wet. Wheat Is so ' for him. That smile and bow had heavy that some fear It will go down, saved his life. but a few days of dry weather will set When the country was a century that all right. Clover has made a younger and the Indian was yet In the growth beyond all precedent. Oats are land, a gentleman upon the then fron comlng on finely. Unless destroyed by tier was hunting with friends, got sep ptorm the small grain promises as good prated from them, and completely lost a yield ns ever seen In Nebraska. 1 his way. Every effort to retrieve his ! steps led him still further Into the Osceola and Polk counties have their wilderness, and night overtook him in Ihnre who are willing to enlist In a regl-1 ac forest. Overcome with fa ment to fight the Spanish. County ' "sue, he lay clown under a tree, and Perk W. O. Johnson has made a good slept profoundly. In the i morning 'he ptart toward Becurlng a company there. , woke with a start, with that lnde Stromsburg has between fifty and sixty ' -scribabl feeling that someone was and Shelby has twenty, and as It la looking at him. and, glancing up, .he thought that only one company will be fawTth,at ne wa",BU,rKun2B! A0,!; wanted from this county the different I JIIo Indians, and that the leader -of the i . . -..i .-I .i .ii..i.i I linnd. In war nulnt nnd feathers, was up the offices; for there are many of , bending over him In no amiable mood them that won't go unless they can ! He took In ,the 'tua Ion at a glance no means of averting It; neither did Via llnflnratnnrl n word nf thplr lttn- Janles W. Bradley, a drayman of ',, nut hn wnt selfnossessed. Loup City, wns struck by lightning and new the universal language of na severely shocked and burned. He had , ture anu- believed that under war unhitched his team and while taking pant and feathers " a man's a man for his coat from the wagon the bolt of a. that." He fixed the clear, bold eye electricity exploded, striking him on , upon the Indian, and smlledl Grad the back of the head, knocking him uaiiy the fierceness passed away from down and rendering him Insensible. He the eye above him, and at last an an Is able to be about the house at present, gwerlng smile came over the face although suffering from the severe burn Both were men both were brothers from head to feet. The hair was burned antj ne was saved! The savage took from his head and his foot where It him tinder hlfl protection, brought him passed on, ib uiacK. wear shoulder straps. CEUEL DISCIPLINE. SEVERE TREATMENT TO WHICH SOLDIERS WERE SUBJECTED. "Trotting the Hull Kin." Abullihed Af ter Cnuilng the Death or One Hart An other 8nflered Torture from Itelng Hurled to IIU Neck In Sand. The soldier who worked himself into the guardhouse prior to 1879 did not get every night In, nor any night in, from the day he began his term until its end. He walked his post, two hours on and four hours off, from the beginning to the termination of his sentence. But he did not carry a gun while on post. He shouldered an un barked log, from six to eight feet in length and weighing from 70 t6 100 pounds, and the man in his rear car ried the rifle. The bustness of the sol dier with the rifle was to aeo that the soldier with the log kept on the move, up and down in front of the guard house, from the time he went on post until relieved, at the end of two hours, by another guardhouse prisoner, to whose shoulder the log would bo trans ferred. It waB nlso the sentry'B duty to see that the "log-humper" did not drop his burden. The prisoner could shift it from one shoulder to the oth er, or carry it under his arm, or hori zontally in front of him, or any other way he chose; but he had to carry it, and he had to keep moving, on pain of being Indented with the point of a bay onet. Tho soldier who nowadays lands in the guardhouse for drunkenness, in subordination, neglect of duty, or any W. S. Keennn shot and killed E. Rob inson at the Keenan farm, southeast of! Knnulrilnc about four miles. Robinson Alter services me iour icKimem-B s a man who has a reputution oi nav marched In review, each headed by Its jnK once t,een jn the penitentiary and band. The reviewing officer, Brigadier wnB one or the parties with Frank Cole, General OtlB, was highly pleased at the wno was killed In Holt county last soldierly bearing of the troops and com- spring. The shooting Is said to have plimented them upon their proficiency Ueen in self defense and grew out of in the evolutions and tactics. I some trouble over a pasture In which During the balance of the day thQ j Mike Lamb and Robinson were causing camp of the First regiment was a scene . the KeenanB much trouble. Keenan Is of activity. The regiment has been or-1 aDOut 26 years of age and Robinson was dereu to ureas: camp ana marcii vu mo tlU0Ut 35, The preliminary examination will be held on Monday before Judge Barry. Keenan gave himself up as soon as he could get to town. to his wigwam, and after a few days , .. vinl.inn ,lf rPtrnHoni in nut in restored him to his friends. Courage, j otner violation or regulations is put to self-command the day. and tact had gained steamer Pekln at 7 o'clock Monday morning, and ofllcers and men were busily emraged In making final prcpara. tlons. During the day the last of the. r!mntnl aiirinllna worn Innripcl ntl thft ship and In the morning the tents will I Said Captoln Frank D. Eager, one of go down together and be carted to tho , Ihe Lincoln boys with the First at transport vessel. SUPPLIED WITH RIFLES. Frisco: "It Is lucky Indeed that we took grub along with us. Our's was the only body of men coming to San Fran A supply of late model Springfield. cjsco rrom the east that was so pro rifles has arrived and the men of the Vjdedf and for this we ha-o to thank First regiment were provided with I nol oniy Governor Holcomb, but the new weapons In place of their old-time j g00(j ladles of Lincoln, who supplied muskets. us so generously with cakes, pies, baked The Utah troons arrived at noon nnd -hi-k-n nn.i nthpr delicacies, that manv marched over to Fort Richmond. Theyof us nad pe ni the way across the were cordially greeted by the tireless country, and even have some of the workers of the Red Cross society, and caUo ,eft. This, with the rations wo the Utah boys marched to their camp loaded with flowers and good things to ent. In spite of the crowds at the Presidio. Fort Richmond wns not neglected Thousands of people visited the grounds where the Colorado, Nebraska Knnsas and Wyoming soldiers are In carried along, stands us In good stead. for the food of the government Is slow In coming and deficient In quantity, while sucn as It Is is spoiled in the alleged cooking." work at some Job around the post from fatigue call in the morning until recall from fatigue late in tho afternoon. The work Ib nev- hard. It is mostly of the' not- 'FTZPZJSSXZ tering around sort-policing around II1UUI1 icdd oana.u.u.j 4....w.... ..,... Shooting on the Sea. Necessarily the deck of a vessel at er which to shoot than the solid founda tlon provided In the land fort, slnco even when the ocean Is calmest the vessel must constantly roll from side to side. Theoretically, the best time to fire would be at the moment between the rolls, when the deck of the ship is perfectly level, and In a general way It may be satd that an attempt Is made to do the shooting at that Instant. It Is practically Impossible, however, to flro Invariably when the decks are horizon tal. No matter how careful the gunner, the piece Is almost always exploded Just before or Just after the proper Instant. The American practice, both in tne the quarters, sweeping brick walks, washing windows, trimming hedges, mowing grass, or something of that sort. The only discomfort connected with tho work Is that it is always per formed under the watchful eye of a sentry with a loaded gun. One of the punishments meted out to the cavalryman who got into the guardhouse under the old regime was "trotting the bull ring." The bull ring is the circular track upon which the horses are exercised when there is not mnnh rlsilnrr a nilnH tha nvat In tha wnv KSS. low anyways to'saammunU of drills on accountof inclement weath- tlon until It was possible to use it er- er. ivery cavairy post nas us duu fectlvely. In the navy the tradition to ring Upon the smooth surface of the shoot low has crystallzed Into a stand- fa u , h fractloU3 cavairyma of ng rule, unwritten Indeed, but none 1 " the less religiously observed, and its . a couple of decades ago was required The boys of the First Nebraska regl- 1 -. Ih -. - - nt .-as.uIrll ,amp and vied -with , each other in e ; 9-nnoi Vn?l?l.h?H?nln!T:nhe regular army at San Francisco Is tnry point of view, Fort Richmond Is piefcrable to the Presidio camp irrnunds. Although aulte a number of men responded to a sick call, there was nothing more serious than a cold to be treated. SECOND NEBRASKA CAMPS Four Prize Ships Ordorod Sold. Key West, Fin., May 24. The day has been Intolerably dull. The newspaper men and naval ofllcers gathered at the hotel and tried to keep cool and specu lated ns to possible naval movements. Key West Is not n news center, but n hot coral strenk out In the ocean. Tho ptizes Malhllde. Cadldaho. Solla and Argnnauln, against which "pro enn fesso" was entered, nobody nppenrlng to claim them, were formally con demned and ordered sold. The day of the sale wns not set. The rifles nnd ammunition found In a secret chamber on the Argonnuta are valued at J5.CO0. They also were con demned and ordered sold. Chicago Greets Orlgsby's Cowboys Chicago. Ill,, May 24. Colonel Grigs by's cowboy irglmont arrived In Chi cago from Slcux Falls. Large crowds greeted the train and the locomotive slowed up to allow the soldiers who. leaning from the windows, cheered nnd waved flags and In other ways demon strated th.'ir appreciation of the lecep tlon. The train consisted of Ave pas senger coaches and eight stock cars. There were two companies, containing altogether 170 men. All were dressed in regular cowboy costume, broad som breros, etc., with long pistols strapped to their sides. The train proceeded to the stock yardb to unload the cars nnd give the tired men and their hardly less wearied bronchos u chance to stretch their limbs. Smokeless Powdorfyr Bombarding Chicago, 111., May 24. The ordnance bureau reports a stock of smokeless powder on hand. Secretary Long has ordered that all of it be sent to the squadron ut Key West. It will be given to the ships with the heavy guns thnt are to take prt In the bombardment of Havana. It Is said that smokeless powdor will be of groat advantage In the reduction of the fortlflcntlons. At San Juan it was shown that the heavy clouds of smtke impaired the efficiency of the gunners In the recent assault. Hurriedly Organizing Mllltta. Lincoln. Neb., May 24. Adjutant Gen eral Barry has taken up the work of organizing the Third regiment Ne braska national guards. As soon as this regiment Is completed the Fourth will be pushed and completely organized ns soon ns clothing, arms and other equipments can be furnished. The state law permits of organized military not to exceed 2,000. Two regiments of twelve companies each, with elghty rmir men to the company, with the regimental ofllcers, will make this num ber about fifty over. The state Is n tltled to credit for the equipments turned over to the First and Secontf regiments, and the war department will replace these as soon as practicable. This will nearly finish the two new reg iments. It Is expected that the addi tional equipment will be shortly fur nished by the department. The policy nf th eovernor Is to have ready to meet any call by the president as many fully armed, equipped and organized soldiers ns the state has promised. Thb number will meet the requirement un dtr a 125.000 cnll. Lieutenant William son, who had charge of the quartermas ter's department at Camp Alvln Saun ders after the war depaitment took control. Is settling up his affairs and will leave to Join hi" regiment, the Sixth cavalry. . ...I - Miss Rosella Pitman, whose death has occured at the age of S2, was a sister of the late Sir Isaac Pltmnn. and wns throughout her life an en thusiastic stenographer, contributing regularly to a pi hate shorthand news paper which' for forty years circulated in the Pitman family, says the Pall Mall Gazette The deceased lauy, wno for the Inst fifteen jears had been a great sufferer, was one of the six members of Mr. Samuel Pitman's fam ily who became teachers In public schools, and sjie followed this profes sion for over forty years. The Boys aro Busy Staking Tente at Chlckamauga Park. Chlcknmauga Park, Ga., May 24. This has been a quiet day at Camp Thomas. Tho Second Nebraska regi ment, which reached Chattanooga Sat urday afternoon, nrrlved Sunday morn Inc and was assigned to the rnmp ground selected for the First division of the Third cotps, and the men have been busy getting into their tents during tho day. Only two battalions arrived durlnR the day. The Second battalion of tho Second Nebraska, which had becoml separated frtm their regiment nt St. Louis, reached here at 8 o'clock. They came In over the Cincinnati Southern, The belated battalion was commanded by Major W. C. Mapes. The First battalion of the One Hun dred nnd Fifty-seventh Indlnnn infnnt ry arrived In Chattanooga at 0 o'clock nccompanied by the regimental band of twenty-four pieces. The bnttallon spent the day on Lookout Mountain nnd reached the park nt 3:30. slroplntr under the slnrs on n little hill during the night. As n result or the row ar rivals the railroad yards, which havn been enormously congested with thi loaded and empty cars for nearly n week, had nn opportunity to clear of the tracks and sidings to mnke room for the troops that will begin to arrive at a lively rate. CAPTAIN CULVER ARRIVES. Troop K of the Third United Stat!" volunteer cnvalry. one of the three In dependent volunteer regiments, con sistlng of forty-five men, nrrlved nt Chnttanoogn from Lincoln Sundny. The troop Ib In command of Colonel Jaco' H. Culver nnd has been organized I" Nebraska and the Dakotns. The tro" Is a part of Colonel Grlgsby's rough rid ers. The troop hns no horses, but were otherwise equipped. termed, are delighted with the sur roundings. The "Golden Gate," as the strait connecting the Pacific ocean with the bay of San Francisco Is know, is near tho onenlng Into the ocean. An Interesting sight here Is the big thirty feet long coast defense guns, with a bore so immense an ordinary sized man could easily crawl Into one of them These frown on the strait's entrance. Other fortifications of the bBy and har bor are the burled mines and torpedoes, operated by electricity from secrot sta tions on a number of the islands which fill the bay. Masked batteries on Goat and Angel islands, In the bay, also add to. the safety of the greatest city of the Pacific coast. Now that the volunteers have all left the state, the Webster Zouaves of Omaha are the only fully armed, uni formed nnd equipped military company in Nebraska. The Zouaves have thelq headauarters on Twentieth street, be tween Harney nnd Farnam, and are nerfectinc themselves In some very fancy gun movements. Corporal An thony Invented a clever gun movement; In coming to an order from shoulder arms, In which the gun makes twq complete revolutions. Sergeant Shell hart has also contrived a fancy move ment In loading. The men are thor oughly enthused and are working hard to familiarize themselves with the in tricate zouave manual. Several new .uniforms are still unasslgned. While the company offered Its services to tho state some time In March, It Ib still nnasslc-ned. and as Colonel Bryan's reg iment has been filled It will have to await a chance to Join the Nebraska Fourth. wisdom has been proved on more than one occasion of great Importance. The precise form of UiIb unwritten naval rule Is to "wait for the down word roll." This Is the converse of the maxim obtaining in the British navy that it Is best to take advantage of the "upward roll," which has been observed from almost the beginning of naval fighting by the gunners on Eng lish ships. This was rendered the more certain from the fact that the spherical pro jectiles then In use would ricochet along the surface of the waves If they struck the water, exactly as a stone will skip along the top of a pond when properly thrown from tne nana 01 a smiui uoy. Yellow Fever. to chase the Intangible air at regular intervals, named in the sentence, every day of his confinement. His bull ring work was no go-as-you-please walking match, either. He could go at any pace swifter than a walk; but he wna not allowed to walk. Heel-and-toe business was barred. If for a single instant, he relapsed into a common, everyday walk he would hear the sen try's command, like the crack of a circus ringmaster's whip, "Smtke her up, there, Pete; what do you think this is, a practice march? G'lang!" and if the hull-ring pounder knew his gait lie would leave off walking right away. Tho bull-ring work was goou No one factor is more favorable for ' , d d muscle but lt waa hard le propagation of yellow fever thnn . . .' . ...ii. the propagat filth pruouM"".. "i """ i,,,, n 1 I and calllnc A soldier undergoing a 1; HJ1U wucii i iiiio in .. ... .. . - - or imperrect sanitary regulations, we ouu-ring sentence uroppt-u ukiu iroui have all that Is really needed to keep heart disease at a post in the South- It Is estimated that China now con tains 80,000 communicant members of Protestant churches, with .0,000 more applying for membership. The Roman Catholic cathedral Is the finest edifice In the city of Manila. It Is under the care of the Jesuits, ns are many of the ihurches on the Islands. It ... ...1. .-na ft. ltMtlflltif- nnil (-nst J $1,000,000. The very finest nnd hardest woods In the rnnippines were useu ror the finishing, and the structure Is of a bluish tint marble. There are exquisite carvings, some of which have recently been made. Battle Cry of Americans. Upon the assignment of Sampson'n fleet to Cuban waters It was understood thnt whenever the enemy came within range ten flags signifying "Remember the Maine" were to be kept floating from the signal top of the flagship until the last shot was fired. The signal Is meant to be lead a easily by the Spalnards ns by th Americans, for It is taken from the In ternational code of signals, which has a place In the captain's cabin of every vessel that floats. The flags are grouped to spoil the words. The topmost ling Is of red with n cross of yellow on lt; the next Is n blue-and-whlto checkerboard and thf third Is yellow. The three make up "RNG." meaning "remember." Th" next group is of two flags the flrt-t of red. white and blue, meaning "T." and the other of red nnd white, floating for "H." Innsmush as there are no voweN In the code, the "e" In "the" is omltttd The last gioup of Hags Is headed by p yellow and blue pennant which Is rec ognized by the tars as "G." Its pres ence signifies that the following word is the name of a man-of-war Instead of a state. Following In order nre red. yellow, yellow and blue and blue and white flags, which spe:i "BQKJ," o "Maine." The damage done to the lagoon on the exposition grounds by the rains last week was Immense.The sheet piling or retaining planking has been pushed in in seven different places and In two places It Is floating on the water. Tho worst of these breaks Is on the north side and toward the east end, where the piling for a distance of about 100 feet has completely collapsed. The other bad break Is on the south sldo running directly west from the bridge at the Island. The planking here was bent in by the rain nnd men have been busy ever since repairing 11. it is now in the water. In live other places, mostly on the north side, the piling Is giving way and may be forced entirely over before lt can be pulled back. Tho roofs of all the chief buildings on the grounds leaked copiously during the downpour, nut so rar as couui ue learned no serious dnmngo wns done to exhibits only because they were not In place. Some of the exhibits in tho Agriculture nnd the Manufactures buildings get wet, but were not con siderably Injured. The worst case oj leak was In the Government building. A stream poured In and filled a birch bark canoe suspended under the rafters over the apaitment allotted to the Indian exhibits. The chain holding the canoe gave way and the swamped craft came down. It struck the lloor with a great thump nnd splash In the aisle between rows of cases and none of the latter were touched. One end ot the canoe was badly shattered. The Government building lenks In several places and water poured down on to th cases, but the contents were nol reached. up the prevalence of this disease, says a writer In Leslie s. -mere is no oiaue in the world at the present time where yellow fever Is epidemic, 1. e., where it is more or less constantly present, that is not noted for Its bad sanitary condi tion and tilth. Therefore, the contin tied presence of this disease Is almost always due largely to carelessness, nnd is consequently, in a great meusure. avoidable. Yellow fever can make but little headway where cleanliness and good sanitary arrangements are In force. We have, then, to start with, very potent means of preventing nn outbreak ot yellow fever among our soldiers and sailors which may be sent to Cuba. Therefore, those who expect to see service In Cuba may well dismiss the subject of yellow fever from their minds and leave this matter In the hnnds of the medical officers of their re spective organizations. They have done their part wnen tney coniury nun and aid In the enforcement of the dif ferent rules nbove referred to. it is Important to know that at present there Is no specflc for the cure or preven tion of yellow fever, and that the reme dies which will probably be freely ad vertised for this purpose are not only worthless, but as a rule Injurious, nnd therefore should form no part of the outfit of the soldier or sailor. Prattle of the Youngsters. "Jimmy, you must not talk when older people are talking." "Well, I s'nose you want me to grow up dumb." Sunday School Teacher This morning I saw a number of little boys watching a base ball game through holes In a fence. I hope I did not see you there. Johnny? Johnny No. ma'am; you didn't see me. I was Inside. A little Boston girl, who had been attend the public klndergnrters. fell from a ladder. Her mother caught her up from the ground In terror, ex claiming. "Oh. dnrllng. how did you fall?" "Vertically, replied the child without n second's hesitation. Paw," said the little Doy, - tnun 1 west one day about seventeen years ago, nnd then the bull-ring punishment was abandoned. It was reserved for the commanding officer of nn Arizona post, a one-company outfit, to inflict so barbarous punishment upon an offending soldier that the whole scale of punishments in the United States Army was revised and made hard and fast. This com manding officer was a captain, and the affair happened in 1879. He had in his company a soldier who was a very hard case, and put in most of his time in the guardhouse. He completed a guardhouse term in tho autumn of 1879, and immediately repaired to the near-by town of whiskey shacks and made himself exceedingly drunk. He returned to the post with tho announc ed intention of raising it to the level of the desert and firing a volley over Its ashes. The Captain had him las soed as he was entering the post. The Captain then constituted himself a summary court-martial and passed upon the case. He ordered that a hole sufficiently large to receive the upright body of a man be dug in the sand of the parade ground. When the hole was dug the Captain ordered that the hard case sol dier be stood in lt up to his neck and that the sand be then repacked about him as tightly as possible, covering his arms and shoulders, and leaving only his head protruding above the ground. The Captain's orders were obeyed, but it afterward came out that the Cap tain's life hung by a thread, so bitter was the animosity inspired among the men on account of this cruel action. The offending soldier, still more than half drunk, was packed In the sand- --ii nv in vour speech that you ex ..? Z .SnT:K,,! "f .SS ' -.S2i5r f ilio nrntor. '"men wnat is ine upc 01 ui iuc uiu.iu nt...i-i.v..v... ... Love nmy make the world go round, but It do6 not always havt so much control over the Income. The world's telegraph lines streteh 901,74 mUs- mv studvln' iography?" "Little boy!" exclaimed the man who bad Just turned the corner, "don't you know it's wiong for you to match pen nies?" "I ain't matchin' pennies." he answered, ns he surrendered n coin to his antagonist. "I'm Jest tryln' to." "Willie, how did you get along nt school today?" "Very well." "Now. Wll. lie," his mother went on severely: don't tell stories. I heard you had to bi punished." "Yes. Hut It didn't huit ns much as usual." Father Thomas Ewlng Sherman of St Louis, son of "Old Tecump." has ac cepted the position of ohaplan of th Piiurth regiment of Missouri mllltta. which will be mustered into service as the Fourth regiment, Missouri volunteers. a sentry was placed over him. The sun wns nothing compared to the des ert ants. The desert ants sent out their couriers to the highways and by ways and dunes and hollows, and it was no time at all before some thous ands of them, big, red, spiderlike and ferocious, were running over the sol dier's head. They crawled into his ears nnd his nose and his mouth, and thoy caused him such unspeakable ag ony that he shouted in his frenzy. The sentry who happened to be the poor devil's bunkle first dtsobeyed guard regulations to the extent of stooping to hnibh the nnts from his comrade's face. Next he disobeyed orders to the intent A t V i i 4 Y 1 j ! -